Had an interesting conversation this weekend on the most underappreciated cabinet member in the post WW2 era

[Mark Milton]

Had a conversation with some buddies Saturday while we all were out with our respective dogs. We started talking about cabinet members from various administrations and tried to identify the most underappreciated ones. The bad ones were pretty easy to spot-Robert McNamara and John Mitchell and a few others.

We came up with 2:
Elizabeth Dole
George Schultz (my selection)

Schultz portrayed the stoic figure that always seemed to exude confidence and intelligence. Not sure he gets enough credit for all he did during the Reagan administration. For example, he's the guy who convinced Reagan to open up a dialogue with Gorbachev, as Schultz believed that the Soviet pull out from Afghanistan signaled that the Soviets were in dire straits. Schultz also talked about how Reagan's foreign policy was shaped by Schultz refusal to play politics with the intelligence services and foreign office and simply rely upon quality assessments from anyone willing to work.

Schultz learned from the best when he worked in the Eisenhower administration on his counsel of economic advisors. Very bright guy who wore many hats for other presidents. Always liked him.

Dole had an impressive run as secretary of transportation--completely revamping some of the safety rules for the better.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Had a conversation with some buddies Saturday while we all were out with our respective dogs. We started talking about cabinet members from various administrations and tried to identify the most underappreciated ones. The bad ones were pretty easy to spot-Robert McNamara and John Mitchell and a few others.

We came up with 2:
Elizabeth Dole
George Schultz (my selection)

Schultz portrayed the stoic figure that always seemed to exude confidence and intelligence. Not sure he gets enough credit for all he did during the Reagan administration. For example, he's the guy who convinced Reagan to open up a dialogue with Gorbachev, as Schultz believed that the Soviet pull out from Afghanistan signaled that the Soviets were in dire straits. Schultz also talked about how Reagan's foreign policy was shaped by Schultz refusal to play politics with the intelligence services and foreign office and simply rely upon quality assessments from anyone willing to work.

Schultz learned from the best when he worked in the Eisenhower administration on his counsel of economic advisors. Very bright guy who wore many hats for other presidents. Always liked him.

Dole had an impressive run as secretary of transportation--completely revamping some of the safety rules for the better.

Yup. Seatbelts. Airbags. On and on. Saved millions

 

[UncleMark]

Yup. Seatbelts. Airbags. On and on. Saved millions

Authoritarian bitch.

 

[Ohio Guy]

Yup. Seatbelts. Airbags. On and on. Saved millions

Totally agree. These types of laws are usually/initially met with resistance though:

 

[mcmurtry66]

Authoritarian bitch.

We used to do a ton of ford explorer rollover cases. Jag sudden acceleration. We’d store the cars and have experts come down to examine them. The one nerd said his head was getting too hot. Could I get him a hat. So I went to a gas station and got him a black Playboy trucker’s hat. Wasn’t great on the video. Then we had to get people who were the same size as the people who died. It might be someone 5,3 122 like a freshman boy in high school. So I went to a modeling agency and used three ridiculously hot women models that were that size . That didn’t go over too well either

 

[BradStevens]

Had a conversation with some buddies Saturday while we all were out with our respective dogs. We started talking about cabinet members from various administrations and tried to identify the most underappreciated ones. The bad ones were pretty easy to spot-Robert McNamara and John Mitchell and a few others.

We came up with 2:
Elizabeth Dole
George Schultz (my selection)

Schultz portrayed the stoic figure that always seemed to exude confidence and intelligence. Not sure he gets enough credit for all he did during the Reagan administration. For example, he's the guy who convinced Reagan to open up a dialogue with Gorbachev, as Schultz believed that the Soviet pull out from Afghanistan signaled that the Soviets were in dire straits. Schultz also talked about how Reagan's foreign policy was shaped by Schultz refusal to play politics with the intelligence services and foreign office and simply rely upon quality assessments from anyone willing to work.

Schultz learned from the best when he worked in the Eisenhower administration on his counsel of economic advisors. Very bright guy who wore many hats for other presidents. Always liked him.

Dole had an impressive run as secretary of transportation--completely revamping some of the safety rules for the better.

Hey Mark. Whats Up? Gorgeous Saturday.

Need to walk the dog. In? We can discuss underrated cabinet members in US history.

Fvck yeah! Let's see if Chas and Trey want to join. I'll bring a case of Zombie Dust!

 

[Mark Milton]

Hey Mark. Whats Up? Gorgeous Saturday.

Need to walk the dog. In? We can discuss underrated cabinet members in US history.

Fvck yeah! Let's see if Chas and Trey want to join. I'll bring a case of Zombie Dust!

Well we also talked about neighbor who leaves his trash cans out the entire week; canada banning pornhub; and smokers. It is like the view, but with penises.